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Eastern Maine Healthcare System in Brewer, recent recipient of The VHA Foundation and National Business Group on Health's Patient Safety Leadership Award, pursues its "zero defect" goal by employing various steps in a quality pyramid. (See pyramid.)
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Joint guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) cover several major areas including staff competencies; improving patient safety; policies, procedures, and protocols; transfer agreements; support services; and equipment, supplies, and medications.
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When research suggests changes in standard medical practice, the public health community expects physicians and hospitals to adopt the new way and help improve patient outcomes.
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Winners of quality and safety awards often have much in common, but there is something about Eastern Maine Healthcare System in Brewer, recent recipient of The VHA Foundation and National Business Group on Health's Patient Safety Leadership Award, that sets it apart: the way it measures success.
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There was mostly good news for quality professionals in The Joint Commission's latest annual report on quality and patient safety.
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Recognizing and re-emphasizing the fact that children are a distinct population of patients in the ED, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) have released a joint policy statement that includes guidelines for the care of children in emergency departments.
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When Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center began a process to improve its discharge planning process, it began with improving collaboration from both within the hospital and within the larger medical community.
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Shortly after the Joint Commission included anticoagulation therapy on its National Patient Safety Goals two years ago, Winter Haven Hospital's pharmacy services began a major project to improve its own handling of anticoagulation.
